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[ NNSquad ] US won't let Microsoft, Google reveal more data on FISA orders
US won't let Microsoft, Google reveal more data on FISA orders http://j.mp/1fp289j (Ars Technica) Microsoft and Google have not been able to convince the Department of Justice (DOJ) to let the tech companies reveal how many Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) orders they must comply with. Noting that "there are many days when Microsoft and Google stand apart," Microsoft General Counsel Brad Smith today wrote that the companies are united in trying to provide more information about orders that allow the government to spy on the companies' customers ... - - - I believe more transparency in this area will eventually be permitted -- at least to a limited degree (perhaps only "lip service") -- but it's going to be a continuing fight to get there. --Lauren-- Lauren Weinstein (lauren@vortex.com): http://www.vortex.com/lauren Co-Founder: People For Internet Responsibility: http://www.pfir.org/pfir-info Founder: - Network Neutrality Squad: http://www.nnsquad.org - PRIVACY Forum: http://www.vortex.com/privacy-info Member: ACM Committee on Computers and Public Policy Lauren's Blog: http://lauren.vortex.com Google+: http://google.com/+LaurenWeinstein Twitter: http://twitter.com/laurenweinstein Tel: +1 (818) 225-2800 / Skype: vortex.com _______________________________________________ nnsquad mailing list http://lists.nnsquad.org/mailman/listinfo/nnsquad